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Re: Co-maintaining some packages



Dmitry Borodaenko <angdraug@debian.org> writes:

>
> Generally speaking, the best way to set up collaborative maintenance for
> such packages is to put them up on Salsa [0], for that you'll need to
> convert them to Git packaging [1] if they aren't already on it (e.g.
> blank VCS field for MLton tells me that it's not).
>

Thankfully, MLton is indeed using Git. That field will need to be updated.

>
> [0] https://wiki.debian.org/Salsa
> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/PackagingWithGit
>
>> For example, MLton [0] could use updating, and working through the
>> different branches. Likewise for PolyML, and SMLnj. I think helping with
>> these three collections of packages would be a good first step into
>> possibly helping Debian in the future.
>
> Sounds like your interests are relevant for the Debian Science team [2]
> (which is marked dead) and Debian Science Maintainers team [3], getting
> in touch with them would be a good place to start.
>
> [2] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience
>

Could you explain what "marked dead" means in this context? Is the
Debian Science team different from the Debian Science Maintainers team?
Thank you for clarifying the issue.

-- 
Brett M. Gilio
<brettg@gnu.org>
https://brettgilio.com


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